BP Comes To Weatherby Lake

A BP-like ecological disaster in the making? Not a stretch if you consider the current scenario. Last night's torrential rains yielded again two warnings to the lake community. The pics below shot after the downpour are at U Cove (aka Stinky Cove). The huge influx of debris, including hundreds of plastic bottles, assorted tree bark and limbs and an unknown sludge covered the cove. Where did it come from? Upstream from the County and KCMO of course.

Cub blogger Ace was at U Cove shortly after the storm passed. The alarm siren was blaring from the Pump Station, as well as the warning light flashing. Gates locked at the station and nobody in sight. What happened? It is no coincidence that there seems to be problems that coincide with heavy rains. The massive intrusion of stormwater in the KCMO sewer system overwhelms the Pump Station. This is not a recent situation. When I spoke with Ace he reported a heavy odor (similar to sewage) in the area. Surprising right?

BP is getting hammered (as they deserve) for the disaster in the Gulf. Could you imagine them getting repeated passes and the worst thing they have to do is say "Sorry"? That my friends and blogites is what is happening right here in WL with our "good neighbor", KCMO. Virtually nothing has been done, either by the City or WLIC. I have made appearances at the board meetings of the BOA and the WLIC to advocate for action. What you see is what you get. Crap, literally in the Lake along with all the other flotsam that appeared in U Cove and other coves.

Time for citizens and members to get off the sidelines and into the game. What can you do? Call your elected officials at the City and board members of the WLIC. Ask them what their plan is to avert an ecological and economic disaster for our community. Don't accept obfuscation. Prevention of the coming disaster is the bottom line. Finger pointing after it happens will benefit no one. That's as I see it.